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CJMS PTSA’s first restaurant night of the year is coming up! On Monday October 19, 2020 from 5-9pm, swing by Chipotle Potomac Village to enjoy a takeaway meal for the whole family. Tell them you’re there for CJMS PTSA and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the PTSA!

Thank you to all of the families who supported our first ever virtual Book Fair! The money raised directly benefits CJMS to support our staff and students. Stay tuned for details on our online school store coming in November.

We’re onto Week 4 of our Yearbook Submission! This week, take a picture of yourself wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

You can still submit photos for prior weeks, check them all out here.

Friday, October 2 – Scheduled Early Release Day – ½ Day Schedule – INTERIM GRADES uploaded to be mailed home on October 7th

Wednesday, October 7 – MAP-R and MAP-M Make-up Day

Thursday, October 8 – Meet-the-Counselor “Virtual” Breakfast

Tuesday, November 3 – NO School/Election Day

Friday, November 6 – End of Marking Period 1

Monday, November 9 – NO School – Grading and Reporting Day for Staff

Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12 – ½ Day Schedule – Parent Conferences – specific details to be shared later

Wednesday, November 25 – Early Release Day – ½ Day Schedule

Thursday & Friday, November 26-27 – NO School – Thanksgiving

December 24-January 3 – Winter Break

CJMS is proud to present a wide array of after school activities for all of our students. Be sure to check out our comprehensive list here.

Many thanks to Cindy Wang for all of her hard work to coordinate. Questions? Contact Cindy at activitycoordinatorcjms@gmail.com

All incoming seventh grade students, as well as students in grades 8-12 that are new to the state, must receive vaccination against Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) and Meningococcal meningitis (MCV4) prior to the start of the 2020-21 school year. The requirements are in place throughout the State of Maryland.

If you have not already done so, parents should contact their doctor to make sure their child is properly immunized and submit a copy of the documentation as soon as possible. Additional information here

Just a reminder that MCPS is currently providing free meals to ALL Children under 18. They do NOT have to be MCPS Students, School age, or eligible for free meals (FARMS). If you or someone you know needs food, click here for a full list of distribution sites.

There are 74 schools and 5 additional bus drop offs on this list. There is also a list of places that weekend food is distributed. Families can pick up for ALL of their children at the same site, and 4 meals (each) are given on Wed and 6 (each) on Friday. Plus additional food on Friday from Manna at many sites.

For additional food resources, families can go the the Food Resource Map and enter their zip code. Please forward on information to all of our Montgomery County friends and families.

The PTSA is looking for anyone with strong Quickbooks and accounting skills to help with a financial cleanup effort. The specifics involve making modifications to the chart of accounts from existing journal entries, and running reconciliations on the past 12 months of entries. If you have experience and are willing to elp please contact our incoming Treasurer, Amy Lolley at cjmsptsa.treasurer@gmail.com

Living in a post-COVID world has changed many aspects of our lives, but it has improved our ability to offer after school enrichment programs! See the expanded list of classes that are available to our students now that the programming has gone virtual. Fall session runs from Sept 14 – Oct 9. Check out our diverse list of classes here. Register here.

Registration for the Model UN Club is now open to students grades 5 – 8! This exciting program teaches students how to improve research, writing, public speaking, and negotiation skills. Students will build cultural awareness, cultivate their global citizenship through learning about international issues and the work of the United Nations. Sponsored by the CJMS and BMES PTAs, the parent-organized program will offer weekly meetings online via Zoom on Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:10pm beginning on September 17. At least two Virtual Model UN Conferences hosted by Global Classrooms DC will be offered; one in the Fall and one in the Spring.

For complete details about the program, click here.

To register a student for the Model UN Club, click here.